It had the votes. But it couldn t overcome the dissent.
The Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday spent over nine hours debating a bill from Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence to authorize medical marijuana, but adjourned without passing it despite overwhelming margins in favor of the bill. It s frustrating to see that a few stubborn people can block the process, said Rep. Mike Ball, R-Madison, who spent roughly eight hours in the well of the House arguing for the bill. But that s the process we have.
House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, said the chamber would take up the bill again on Thursday.
(Source: Adam Mintzer) By WBRC Staff and Lydia Nusbaum | May 6, 2021 at 12:44 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 9:52 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama Senate accepted the House changes to the medical marijuana bill with a 20-9 vote. The bill now heads to the Governor Iveyâs desk, where her signature would make it law.
#NEW Statement from @GovernorKayIveyâs spokesperson on the medical marijuana bill passing the state legislature. pic.twitter.com/CnDjjQNhTzâ Lydia Nusbaum (@LydiaNusbaum) May 7, 2021
The Alabama House chamber passed the medical marijuana bill Thursday.
The Senate had already approved the medical marijuana bill, however, the House made some changes to it.
Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives are filibustering tonight to try to block a bill to legalize, regulate, and tax medical marijuana. Some lawmakers are making repeated trips to the mic to try to stop what the bill’s sponsor expects to be a favorable vote. Tonight marks the closest the bill has ever come to becoming law. It has passed the Senate three times but has never come .